Maidenhair fairy moth facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Maidenhair fairy moth |
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Musotima
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M. aduncalis
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| Musotima aduncalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Musotima aduncalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Adults are variable in colour, ranging from white to ochreous yellow.
The larvae feed on Adiantum species.
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